Looks can be deceiving. We all know games that attracted us with great components and gorgeous artwork, only to realise they are not as deep as we hoped or the mechanisms are simply broken. And yet still, when we stand in front of a game shelf, browse kickstarter or click on a YouTube thumbnail, it …

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There are games that immediately hit you and others that need time to grow on you. Some that invite you by looking gorgeous and others that stop you from ever trying them out, simply by the way they look. And there are games that are chunky-complex and others that do not have enough meat on …

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